Week 3: Caring for Hospitalized Child and Families and Injury Prevention

Question 1

injury prevention in infants

Answer 1

• aspiration of foreign objects
• suffocation
• motor vehicle accidents
• falls
• poisoning
• burns
• drowning
• bodily damage

Question 2

injury prevention in toddlers

Answer 2

• motor vehicle accidents
• drowning
• burns
• poisoning: highest risk
• falls
• choking

Question 3

injury prevention of the preschooler

Answer 3

• preschoolers less prone to falls than toddlers: improved gross and fine motor skills, coordination and balance, listen to parents rules, aware of dangers
• poisoning still danger; playground injuries increase
• peds motor vehicle injuries increase b/c of activities such as playing in street, riding bikes, etc
• emphasis now on education concerning safety and potential hazards: use of helmets on bikes, parents need to set good example, establish habits

Question 4

injury prevention of school aged child

Answer 4

• diminished injuries: more refined muscular coordination and control; apply cognitive capacities to behaviour
• most common injury is motor vehicle accident
• nurses continue to emphasize 3 automobile safety measures that reduce severity of injuries

Question 5

injury prevention of adolescent

Answer 5

• physical injuries greatest single cause of death is this age group
• 15-24 yrs most vulnerable
• peak physical, sensory, and psychomotor function gives teens feeling of strength and confidence
• physiologic changes of puberty give impetus to many basic instinctual forces